The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1887-04-14
Gov. EnXlOr Defended.

The Tribune of last week devoted |
much space to "Taylor's Treason" as
if such thing did actually exist, now
any sane democrat knows that it is as
unreasonable to believe such nonsense
as it would be for muddy water to re-
fleet an image. Nopaper that says it,
and vigorously opposed Taylors NOM
nation" can be considered "a relia-
BILE authority upon any matters per-
tanning to his administration.
Again, it can never be proven that
a majority Of the democratic voters
of East Tenn. were opposed to Rob't.
L. Taylors nomination. The men of
East Tenn, who know Bob Taylor
best love and will continue to give
him there support,
We grant that a few have been dis
appointed, in not securing positions
under him, just as it has been a gang
of howIers that has infested suberbs
of Grover Clevelands office of late.
We deny and can furnish the
proof to establish the fact that those
who have been Taylor's best support
ers, were not the first ones to denounce
him. We grant that no man, in so
short time ever lost the confidence of
foula set of frauds and dead beats. New
rim the history of Tenn. has such q
complete breakup occurred. The
Rings and Cliques have become utterly
demoralized and been sent howl
ing and growing to the outer edges of
insignifcance. Is it fact, that the
Blair Bill is a purely Republican meas
ure? We say not, 1t can be shown
thatmany democrats in Congress
did favor it. Republicans who sup
ported the Bill most actively favored
national supervision. Gov Taylor
all and prominent democrats Of our
county oppose such control.
The ignorant, non-progressive croak-
ers, say they want none OF the govern
meuts money to aid them and oppose
the Bill cut and out,
1t is a mark of wise ms n to change
his mind, fool never Ii Mr.. Taylor
did change his mind, he had a perfect
right to do so, No man is fit to rule
this or any other state unless he has
mind Of his own, and can use it.
1t is false principle Of government
to follow set Of printed rules made
by a few politicians, much less the
press" as mentioned by the Tribune,
and put up as the demands of the vot-
ers. We can and will show, if neces-
+, sary, that in fact Robert L, Taylor has
not changed his position upon the
Blair Bill, but simple agrees that his
sense Of duty to the children of the
Z State, compel him to admit that a
surplus of money in the Z. S. Treas,
ury might be applied to the school
work.
His great opposition to the Bill dur
ing the campaign was directed to the
Republican, centralizing tendency oil
+ the measure. 1t can certainly be nc
; proof that Taylor has Topped because
he failed to appoint Thomas Cain tc
9 an office Why bless your soul, We
! have a hundred good solid democrats
: in East Tenn, who might have secur
r. ed the place.
' The friends Of Mr. Burrow at John.
son City, know that Mr.. Cain has
done good service for his party but
not more so than Robert Burrow who
r has stood in the very front ranks all
. the time.
II Burrow be a mugwump then all
the mass OF the democratic party in
East Tenn. is OF the same class.
, It's no proof to say that Gov, Tay,
lor has Topped because the Tribune
names forty-threo papers whose ex-
= tracts show more silly nonsense to the
square inch than can be found in the
, press Of any other state in the Union,
, Allow us then to answer the Middle
| and West Tennessee democrats by say
. ing that GOV, Robert L. Taylor stands
: us good a chance to be nominated in
1888, as he did in 1886 The people
} and not the press do the voting in
this State